Chapter 187 The Fallen God Pit

　　Qiao Yu looked at the green beer bottle, his expression turning strange.

　　If he remembered correctly, this stuff cost only a little over ten yuan a bottle back in the Great Xia Ancient Kingdom.

　　Dean Ganfofu, maybe, possibly, probably, and perhaps definitely got ripped off.

　　But looking at Ganfofu's proud face, Qiao Yu couldn't bear to tell him the truth.

　　After all, his current identity was Ward Locke·Tian'e, so how would he know the price of Erguotou?

　　"Forget it, Dean, I don't drink," Qiao Yu said, pushing the bottle back.

　　"Hey! You young people, you don't know good stuff when you see it! This wine is great!"

　　Ganfofu drank it again, glug, glug, glug.

　　"Smoke, drink, and look at beautiful women, and you're guaranteed to live to ninety-nine!"

　　"Dean, is it possible that people don't remember those who smoked and drank and died young?" Qiao Yu said out of the blue.

　　Ganfofu shuddered, then gave Qiao Yu a resentful look and silently put the bottle away.

　　After returning to the Pantheon Academy, Qiao Yu welcomed a long-awaited peace.

　　Every day he lived a simple life of going to class, eating, and sleeping.

　　An Liya had returned to the God Mountain, and everyone else knew that he had been promoted to the King rank, so they only had awe for him and dared not cause trouble.

　　In the blink of an eye, a month passed quietly, and Qiao Yu welcomed his first winter in the Western Alliance.

　　The bitter wind from the far north swept in with snowflakes, draping Twilight Town in silver.

　　The warm and classic streets lost their former warmth overnight.

　　As the moon rose, people at home began their busy preparations for the holidays, the whole family surrounding the warm fireplace decorating the Christmas tree they had just cut down during the day.

　　Various colored lights were hung in front of every house, shining brightly in the mixed snowy wind, like dazzling stars.

　　Twilight Town, covered in ice and snow, gave people the feeling of being in a fairy tale world.

　　Tomorrow was the Western Alliance's grandest day, but Qiao Yu felt an endless sense of loneliness here.

　　None of the lights of thousands of homes belonged to him; he was not one of them.

　　Even a bright moon in a foreign land is not as good as a lamp in one's hometown.

　　Looking at the snow falling from the sky, Qiao Yu felt a little down; he was homesick.

　　After An Liya returned to the God Mountain, there was really no one he could talk to at the Pantheon Academy.

　　"Almost there. Once I reach the Emperor rank, I should be able to go back."

　　Qiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Once he reached the Emperor rank, he would have the power to protect himself when facing Bai Ze and wouldn't have to hide like he did now.

　　Thinking of this, Qiao Yu's eyes became firm.

　　At that moment, in the midst of the snow, a figure braved the wind and moon to come towards Qiao Yu.

　　"Huh?"

　　Qiao Yu let out a soft cry of surprise. Tomorrow's holiday was no different from the New Year for the Western Alliance, and almost everyone from the Pantheon Academy had gone home.

　　Why would someone be coming back at this time?

　　Qiao Yu's ghost eyes focused as he looked into the wind and snow, and when he saw who it was, Qiao Yu's expression became even stranger.

　　Because he found that the person walking towards him was actually Kedi Jie!

　　What was this guy doing here? He must be up to no good.

　　But Qiao Yu didn't panic. Kedi Jie couldn't beat him even when his level was lower than Kedi Jie's, let alone now that his level had crushed Kedi Jie.

　　The current Kedi Jie was just a one-hammer job in front of him.

　　After Kedi Jie walked up to Qiao Yu, he gently brushed off the snow that had fallen on his body.

　　Today's Kedi Jie seemed different from usual. Both his behavior and temperament made people feel that he was somewhat melancholic.

　　"Tian'e... I want to talk to you," Kedi Jie's deep voice sounded.

　　With a snap, Kedi Jie lit a cigarette, and the smoke swirled around his face, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.

　　However, because his voice was too soft, coupled with the howling wind, Qiao Yu couldn't hear what he was saying at all.

　　"Did you leave your vocal cords at home, you son of a bitch?"

　　Kedi Jie shuddered at Qiao Yu's roar, then gave Qiao Yu a resentful look before finally speaking in a normal tone.

　　"I wanted to ask you, it's been a month already, aren't you even a little concerned about how An Liya is doing?"

　　"What's wrong?" Qiao Yu raised his eyebrows. "Isn't she supposed to be on the God Mountain right now?"

　　"She is on the God Mountain, but she's in the Fallen God Pit," Kedi Jie said quietly.

　　Qiao Yu's brow furrowed instantly, and his tone became cold.

　　"What happened?"

　　"It's all because of you. After An Liya returned to the God Mountain, she was punished and directly imprisoned in the Fallen God Pit! You've been there before, and that place is a living hell!"

　　Kedi Jie's face was full of heartache.

　　"Men can't stand it, let alone An Liya!"

　　Bang!

　　Kedi Jie punched the ground hard. He didn't use any strength to protect himself, and blood immediately gushed out from his fist, staining a small area of the ground red.

　　"I hate you so much, Tian'e! Why does An Liya only have you in her eyes and not me! An Liya is too innocent; she doesn't understand the love between a man and a woman, but I won't misread that look in her eyes, Tian'e, the person An Liya likes is you!"

　　"But I hate myself even more! I hate that I don't have the ability to save An Liya! I hate why I'm so weak!"

　　When Kedi Jie raised his head again, his eyes were already filled with tears.

　　"Tian'e, please! You've been in the Fallen God Pit before; you must have a way to save An Liya, right? I'm begging you!"

　　Kedi Jie knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Qiao Yu.

　　Qiao Yu's heart couldn't help but be shaken. Kedi Jie wasn't just a simp; this guy was clearly a jack! When it was time to change tires, he would go and jack it up.

　　"Get up first; I'll go!" Qiao Yu helped Kedi Jie up.

　　Now that he knew that An Liya was trapped in the Fallen God Pit, he naturally wouldn't stand idly by.

　　"Really?" Kedi Jie wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said sincerely, "Tian'e, then I'll leave An Liya in your care!"

　　"Okay, okay, okay!" Qiao Yu said with a headache, unable to help but advise, "Don't be a simp, buddy; simps never end well."

　　"What do you know?!"

　　Kedi Jie glared at Qiao Yu upon hearing this.

　　"My feelings for An Liya are like shitting my pants. Although others think it's smelly, I will always hold it tightly, afraid of scaring people if it's exposed. As long as it always leaves that warmth for me, that's enough!"

　　"Besides, you don't understand the joy of being a simp. The person being simped for can't predict whether they will continue to be simped for and will feel insecure."

　　"It's different when you're a simp. Whether I simp or not, I'm the one who decides! My fate is up to me, not the heavens!"

　　Qiao Yu: "..."